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71chris71

08/12/24 2:44 PM

#23136 RE: PennyHoper #23135

Too bad Nixon never communicated anything at all. It has treated its shareholders like garbage
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trader53

08/13/24 11:39 AM

#23161 RE: PennyHoper #23135

WCVC - NOTES PAYABLE TO THIRD PARTIES


Form 10-Q
For the quarterly period ended
September 30, 2018


https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551906/000146970918000204/wcvc10q_093018apg.htm




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EDGAR
https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?company=+West+Coast+Ventures+Group+Corp.&match=&filenum=&State=&Country=&SIC=&myowner=exclude&action=getcompany


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(9) NOTES PAYABLE TO THIRD PARTIES



a) Future Receivables Sale Agreements

The Company, through Nixon Restaurant Group, Inc., J&F Restaurants, LLC, Illegal Burger, LLC, Illegal Burger Writer Square, LLC and Illegal Burger Capitol Hill, LLC, entered into several agreements to obtain advances against future restaurant credit/debit card sales. The agreements provide for funding of various percentages of future qualified credit/debit merchant card receivables. At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the total payable balances inclusive of interest under these factoring agreements were $205,472 and $230,791, respectively.

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(9) NOTES PAYABLE TO THIRD PARTIES, continued



a) Future Receivables Sale Agreements, continued

During the first quarter 2018, we negotiated settlement agreements with two of these lenders to pay off the balances owed at the rate of $8,000 per month over two years and $4,000 per month over one year. The balance of these settlement agreements is $38,370 at September 30, 2018.



b) One Year Note

The Company, through J&F Restaurants, LLC, entered into a one year note with a third party for a loan of $88,000. This note was payable daily in the amount of $376.64 paid via ACH draft from the J&F Restaurants, LLC - El Senor Sol Evergreen bank account. This note carries interest at a 7% rate. This note was renewed on December 30, 2016, and the Company received $74,548 in cash, which is net of the $10,452 remaining balance. The new note is payable as a percentage of future qualified credit/debit merchant card receivables. The loan balance was $31,984 and $51,608 at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.



c) Convertible Notes - Variable Conversion

In the third quarter 2018, the Company entered into a convertible note in exchange for $68,000 in cash. This note matures in nine months and carries a 12% interest rate. The note converts into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of 61% of the average of the two lowest trade prices and the lowest trade price for the Common Stock during the 15 Trading Day period ending on the latest complete Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date. The Company entered into a settlement agreement with the holder of one of the variable conversion notes which requires the Company to pay installments of $15,000 on August 31, $35,000 on October 31, $50,000 on November 30 and $100,000 on December 31, 2018. This agreement does not allow for the lender to convert any of the then remaining debt. The lenders’ only recourse is to file suit should the Company not make timely payments. This agreement included a penalty of $40,528 as a portion of the $200,000 total settlement of which $185,000 is outstanding at September 30, 2018.



In the first quarter 2018, the Company entered into three convertible notes in exchange for $280,000 in cash. These notes mature two in nine months and one in six months and carry 12% and 8% interest rates. The notes convert into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of 61% and 60% of the average of the two lowest trade prices and the lowest trade price for the Common Stock during the 15 and 20 Trading Day period ending on the latest complete Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date.



In 2017, the Company entered into two convertible notes in exchange for $130,000 in cash. These notes mature in nine months and one year and carry 12% and 8% interest rates. The notes convert into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of 61% and 55% of the average of the two lowest trade prices and the lowest trade price for the Common Stock during the 15 and 20 Trading Day period ending on the latest complete Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date.



In 2017, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, issued a Convertible Promissory Note in exchange for $30,000 in cash. This note matures in one year from issuance and carried a 10% interest rate. The note converts into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of 65% of the average closing price for the Common Stock during the three (3) Trading Day period ending on the latest complete Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date.



In 2016, the Company issued a convertible note in the amount of $51,221. At issuance of the note, the Company recorded a beneficial conversion feature discount of $51,221. This note was due in January 2018 and carries a 4% interest rate. In July 2017, $30,000 of this note was converted into 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The balance of this liability has been incorporated into liabilities from discontinued operations.

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(9) NOTES PAYABLE TO THIRD PARTIES, continued



d) Convertible Notes - Fixed Conversion

During the third quarter of 2018, two parties purchased through assignment three of the variable conversion price convertible notes then outstanding. These parties immediately amended the notes to replace the variable conversion rate with a fixed conversion rate of $0.0035 per share of the Company’s common stock. The maturity dates of the three notes was extended to 2020 and 2021.



e) Third Party Notes Payable

In March 2015, the Company, through Illegal Burger, LLC, entered into an agreement with a third-party lender, who extended a $3,000,000 Senior Secured Note. Under the terms of this agreement a first draw was entered into in the amount of $375,000 as a Revolving Note. The lender retained $59,713 of this draw as fees. Under the terms of this Note, the Company was required to replace their credit card/debit card merchant processing to the lender. The lender retained 100% of the credit card/debit card transactions, and forwarded four wire transfers to the Company over a six week period. The credit card/debit card transactions for this six-week period amounted to $84,534. The lender remitted $42,379 of this amount to the Company. Of the $42,155 retained by the lender, $14,861 was applied as principal reduction, $7,088 was applied to interest expense and the remaining $20,206 was charged as fees. The Senior Secured Note also called for the payment of a $75,000 investment banking fee.



In May 2015, when it was determined that this repayment structure was not practical for a restaurant operation, the lender agreed to restructure the Revolving Note into a Replacement Promissory Note. This Replacement Promissory Note carries interest at a stated rate of 18% with a maturity of June 1, 2016. The lender charged the Company a $25,000 penalty to convert the Revolving Note into a Replacement Promissory Note. The Replacement Promissory Note called for interest only payments in June, July and August 2015. Starting in September the terms called for the payment of interest, principal starting at $33,649 increasing monthly to $38,474 in June 2016, as the interest on the then outstanding balance fell. In addition, the Replacement Promissory Note called for the payment of a $106,000 Redemption Premium as part of the total monthly payment of $49,651.



As a direct result of delays in opening the new Writer Square location, the lender agreed to interest only payments via ACH draft every Monday. In June 2015, the Company paid $1,080 per week, which was increased to $1,200 per week for July 1 through October 15, 2015. It was then increased to $1,500 per week from October 16, 2015 through the third week of March 2016, when it was increased to $2,000 per week.



At both September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the principal balance of the loan was $322,220. The Company also accrued the $25,000 conversion penalty, the $75,000 investment banking fee and the $106,000 redemption premiums as accrued interest because the Replacement Promissory Note allows for prepayment but all these “fees” are due upon prepayment.



On October 8, 2018, the lender filed suit in Broward County, Florida. The Company has received an extension of time to answer this lawsuit. The Company expects to either negotiate a settlement agreement or to vigorously defend this action.



Certain other third parties have advanced funds to WCVC to fund its ongoing operations prior to the reverse acquisition. These advances have been formalized into demand notes payable, which, at September 30, 2017, amount to $54,039 and carried a 5% interest rate. WCVC has a $250,000 note payable which matured in April 2018 and carried a 5% interest rate. These liabilities have been incorporated into liabilities from discontinued operations.

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trader53

08/13/24 3:54 PM

#23165 RE: PennyHoper #23135

WCVC - Ask yourself this question


"Can I get more for my money someplace else"



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trader53

08/18/24 6:41 AM

#23238 RE: PennyHoper #23135

WCVC Toxic Lenders are Responding to SEC Investigations




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Basile's article is dated Aug 2023
references "SEC v. Almagarby, et al."
which was initiated in 2017,
and finalized in 2020


(date of published judgment;
but note: remedies weren't ordered until 2021).


If a 3-year time frame is typical,
that might suggest that any SEC actions
against Nixon's toxic lenders that started in, say, 2021,
might be near their end.


https://www.thebasilelawfirm.com/post/how-toxic-lenders-are-responding-to-sec-investigations-and-enforcement-actions

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The Basile Law Firm P.C. - Recent Court Wins

https://www.thebasilelawfirm.com/post/the-basile-law-firm-p-c-recent-court-wins

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How Toxic Lenders are Responding to SEC Investigations and Enforcement Actions

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
has been investigating the convertible toxic note industry for a few years

and has recently filed several high profile enforcement actions
against several of these “lenders”
for violations of certain federal securities laws,
particularly failure to register as a “dealer”

A troubling pattern has emerged.

Many of these lenders are probably seeing the writing on the wall
as it is only a matter of time before the SEC comes after them.
It seems that while panic is slowly setting in,
lenders are becoming more and more aggressive
in attempting to settle outstanding and unpaid notes

and/or claim default and commence lawsuits for the same.

https://www.thebasilelawfirm.com/post/how-toxic-lenders-are-responding-to-sec-investigations-and-enforcement-actions

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WCVC and SEC Involved in Litigation with Toxic Lenders

WCVC Claims Holders Defaulted

WCVC Showing Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

WCVC Showing 10-Q Dated 8-19-2020 Legal Proceedings


WCVC - Watching Date August 19, 2024

https://www.securitieslawyer101.com/

2024 Form 10K and 10-K Deadlines Chart

https://www.securitieslawyer101.com/2024/2024-form-10k-and-10-k-deadlines-chart/



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https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?company=+West+Coast+Ventures+Group+Corp.&match=&filenum=&State=&Country=&SIC=&myowner=exclude&action=getcompany


August 19, 2020

Form 10-Q
For the quarterly period ended
June 30, 2020


https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551906/000146970920000069/0001469709-20-000069-index.htm

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551906/000146970920000069/wcvc10q_063020apg.htm

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August 14, 2020
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING


https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551906/000146970920000060/0001469709-20-000060-index.htm

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551906/000146970920000060/wcvcnt10q_063020apg.htm

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trader53

08/18/24 6:47 AM

#23239 RE: PennyHoper #23135

WCVC 3-Year SEC Action Suggests End is Near


WCVC Toxic Lenders are Responding to SEC Investigations




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Basile's article is dated Aug 2023
references "SEC v. Almagarby, et al."
which was initiated in 2017,
and finalized in 2020


(date of published judgment;
but note: remedies weren't ordered until 2021).


If a 3-year time frame is typical,
that might suggest that any SEC actions
against Nixon's toxic lenders that started in, say, 2021,
might be near their end.


https://www.thebasilelawfirm.com/post/how-toxic-lenders-are-responding-to-sec-investigations-and-enforcement-actions

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The Basile Law Firm P.C. - Recent Court Wins

https://www.thebasilelawfirm.com/post/the-basile-law-firm-p-c-recent-court-wins

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How Toxic Lenders are Responding to SEC Investigations and Enforcement Actions

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
has been investigating the convertible toxic note industry for a few years

and has recently filed several high profile enforcement actions
against several of these “lenders”
for violations of certain federal securities laws,
particularly failure to register as a “dealer”

A troubling pattern has emerged.

Many of these lenders are probably seeing the writing on the wall
as it is only a matter of time before the SEC comes after them.
It seems that while panic is slowly setting in,
lenders are becoming more and more aggressive
in attempting to settle outstanding and unpaid notes

and/or claim default and commence lawsuits for the same.

https://www.thebasilelawfirm.com/post/how-toxic-lenders-are-responding-to-sec-investigations-and-enforcement-actions

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WCVC and SEC Involved in Litigation with Toxic Lenders

WCVC Claims Holders Defaulted

WCVC Showing Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

WCVC Showing 10-Q Dated 8-19-2020 Legal Proceedings


WCVC - Watching Date August 19, 2024

https://www.securitieslawyer101.com/

2024 Form 10K and 10-K Deadlines Chart

https://www.securitieslawyer101.com/2024/2024-form-10k-and-10-k-deadlines-chart/



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https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?company=+West+Coast+Ventures+Group+Corp.&match=&filenum=&State=&Country=&SIC=&myowner=exclude&action=getcompany


August 19, 2020

Form 10-Q
For the quarterly period ended
June 30, 2020


https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551906/000146970920000069/0001469709-20-000069-index.htm

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551906/000146970920000069/wcvc10q_063020apg.htm

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August 14, 2020
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING


https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551906/000146970920000060/0001469709-20-000060-index.htm

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551906/000146970920000060/wcvcnt10q_063020apg.htm

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08/20/24 1:59 AM

#23312 RE: PennyHoper #23135

WCVC GHS Investments LLC settle with SEC

On August 19, 2024

GHS Investments LLC and its owners,
Mark Grober, Sarfraz Hajee and Matthew Schissler,


settle with SEC
agree to pay disgorgement and fines
and surrender remaining notes,
warrants and stock.


https://www.securitieslawyer101.com/2024/ghs-investments-llc-and-its-owners-mark-grober-sarfraz-hajee-and-matthew-schissler-settle-with-sec-agree-to-pay-disgorgement-and-fines-and-surrender-remaining-notes-warrants-and-stock/



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On August 19, 2024,
GHS Investments, LLC (“GHS”) and its owners,
Mark Grober, Sarfraz Hajee and Matthew Schissler,
came to a settlement
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC“),
agreeing to pay disgorgement and fines
and surrender remaining notes, warrants and stock.


https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/admin/2024/34-100769.pdf

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According to the SEC, from 2017 through 2022
(the “relevant period”),
GHS operated as an unregistered securities dealer
and sold billions of shares of stock
from at least 23 issuers
into the public market and
generated millions of dollars in profits for its own account.


During the relevant period,
GHS engaged in the regular business of acquiring convertible,
variable rate notes from penny stock securities issuers,
converting the notes into stock
at a substantial discount from the prevailing market price,
and selling the resulting newly issued shares of the issuers’ stock
into the public market
to obtain profits from the difference
between the discounted share price it received
and the prevailing market price of the stock.


GHS will pay $2,030,806 in disgorgement,
prejudgment interest of $221,458.43,
and a civil penalty of $173,080.62.


The SEC didn’t include a list of issuers
in which GHS still holds notes, warrants and shares,
but a search for “GHS Investments” on Edgar
shows that GHS
has done toxic financings
with dozens of issuers
through the years.


https://www.sec.gov/edgar/search/#/q=%2522Ghs%2520Investments%2522&dateRange=all

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09/07/24 4:17 AM

#23601 RE: PennyHoper #23135

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02/08/26 1:33 PM

#25174 RE: PennyHoper #23135

WCVC Supreme Court Puts SEC Enforcement to the Test


Hamilton & Associates Law Group, P.A
https://www.securitieslawyer101.com/blog/



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Distributions in Commission Administrative Proceedings:
Notices and Orders
Pertaining to Disgorgement and Fair Funds


https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/distributions-harmed-investors/distributions-commission-administrative-proceedings-notices-orders-pertaining-disgorgement-fair

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January 27, 2026

To Disgorge or Not to Disgorge: That Is the Question—
The Supreme Court Puts SEC Enforcement to the Test


https://www.securitieslawyer101.com/2026/01/27/the-supreme-court-puts-sec-enforcement-to-the-test/

Supreme Court
may require proof of investor harm
before disgorgement can be imposed.


Why Disgorgement
Without Investor Compensation
Is Fundamentally Unfair


A central criticism of modern SEC disgorgement practice is that,
in many cases, disgorged funds are not returned to harmed investors
but instead are deposited into the U.S. Treasury.

When disgorgement is divorced from investor compensation,
it resembles a civil penalty
while avoiding the procedural protections
that normally accompany punitive sanctions.

This outcome directly conflicts with
the SEC’s core mission of investor protection.

An enforcement remedy that
enriches the Treasury but
leaves investors whole only in theory
undermines public confidence in securities regulation.”


Requiring defendants to surrender profits
where no investor suffered a quantifiable loss
raises serious fairness and proportionality concerns.

Equity has historically focused on restoration,
not deterrence for deterrence’s sake.

Allowing disgorgement without investor harm
transforms the remedy into a tool of punishment,
contradicting the SEC’s stated purpose
and stretching equitable principles beyond recognition.

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WCVC How is Disgorgement Calculated?
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=175538939

WCVC Disgorgement: What it is and how it Works
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=175531311

WCVC GHS Investments LLC settle with SEC
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=175005681

WCVC Defendant Shall Pay $2.5M Disgorgement
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=175005594

WCVC GHS Investments LLC settle with SEC
On August 19, 2024
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=174951112